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Fil-Am math whiz gets White House invite from Obama
FOR his flawless performance in was one of the 302,531 students from Batangas who works two jobs
the Advance Placement Calculus exam, who took the exam, a three-hour at nursing homes, while Marcos does
Filipino-American student Cedrick and 15-minute test administered for maintenance work at one of those
Argueta has received an invitation to possible college credit in May. homes.
the White House from no less than US
President Barack Obama himself. The math whiz also earned perfect She told LA Times that the
scores in the Science and Math sections magnitude of her son’s success didn’t
“Cedrick; way to go on your perfect of the ACT (American College Testing) make its mark until she received phone
score! How about you come by the next college readiness assessment exams calls from reporters.
White House Science Fair?,” Obama last year.
asked in a tweet retweeted by nearly “I’m just thankful. God gave me two
2,000 people and liked by over 6,5000 His instructor, Anthony Yom, said perfect kids,” Lilian told LA Times.
his performance stood out of all the
Obama sent the informal invitation AP Calculus students he coached in the Argueta, who aims to join NASA’s
to Argueta days after it was announced past three years. (National Aeronautics and Space
that the 17-year-old student was one of Administration) Jet Propulsion
the 12 people to earn a perfect score in Argueta is the son of two Laboratory one day, hopes to earn a
AP Calculus. immigrants, Lilian and Marcos scholarship to attend Caltech this fall.
Argueta.
A report on LA Times said Argueta n Rie Takumi / KBK, GMA News / Published / February
Lilian is a licensed vocational nurse
12, 2016 / 8:36 pm

‘LIKE A SISTER TO HER COUSINS’ Pinay victim in Iraq fire was a supportive niece–uncle
A relative of one of the 13 Filipinos Tumali said he learned of his niece’s pambili ng baka,” Tumali said.
killed in a hotel fire in Iraq’s Kurdistan death on Saturday night. He added Maria Angela also
region has appealed to President Benigno
Aquino III to expedite the repatriation of According to Tumali, Maria Angela was promised to support her cousins.
the victims’ remains. the only child of his late sister, who died “Tutulungan daw niya mga anak ko
eight years ago. Aged 25, Maria Angela
“Ako po’y nananawagan sa Pangulong was born and raised in Dinalupihan na turing niya ay mga kapatid upang
Aquino na sana mapadali ang uwi ng mga before she moved to La Union to live with umunlad. Ang isang anak ko gusto
OFW na namatay sa Iraq lalo na ang her aunt. niyang mag-aral sa TESDA. Karami
pamangkin ko,” said Remigio Tumali, 58, niyang pangarap, pangako sa amin
a farmer in Dinalupihan, Bataan. Tumali said Maria Angela, who grew pero ngayon hindi na matutupad,”
up under his care and who was like a Tumali said.
Tumali’s niece, Maria Angela Tumali, sister to his children, had promised to
and 12 other Filipinos were among the 17 help him financially. In fact, just last Tumali said Maria Angela will be
people killed when a fire struck Capitol January, she sent money to help him buried next to her mother in a public
Hotel in Erbil, capital of the Kurdistan start a small piggery business. cemetery in Barangay Pag-asa in
region, on Friday evening. Dinalupihan. n Ernie Esconde / KBK, GMA
“Kasunod daw ay padadalhan ako ng
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